Bible Question:
Please help me. I attend many contemporary Christian worship services. I often have difficulty understanding the lyrics. Some examples: 1. "Let the river flow" 2. "Let your fire fall" 3. "Dance with me Jesus" I don't understand the lyrics to these songs and it makes my worship experience less than optimal. I finally put my foot down with the "Dance with me Jesus" worship song and now I have the Pastor and elders in conflict over the spiritual accuracy of asking Jesus to dance with us...not what I had intended at all! Does anyone else have difficulty over the spiriual accuracy of these songs? Do I really want Jesus to dance with me? Can I stop the river's flow? Isn't the fire falling from God a symbol of His judgment? Do I want any of these things aspart of my worship experiences? Please advise. Blessings! Bud Greenberg PSALM 133 |
Bible Answer: Are new worship songs scripturally OK? Some are; some are not. But as far as I am concerned, the new worship choruses are no more a substitute for traditional Christian hymns than lead is a substitute for gold. I hasten to add, this is a highly controversial subject. What I have written here is my own opinion and nothing more. I don't mind adding a few choruses to the praise and worship part of the service. What I do object to is when my church completely forsakes the hymnal and sings ONLY choruses projected off the wall. Again, this is only my opinion, which I am not trying to force on anyone. To each his own. |